Fire-kindler



J. H. FRENCH,`

FIRE KINDLER.

(Nb Model.)

Patented Nov. 28, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. FRENCH, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

FIRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 268,215, dated November28, 1882.

Application filed September 7, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. FRENCH, of' Bridgeport, in the county ofFairfield and State ot' Connecticut, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Fire-Kindlers and Means for Protectingthe Same;and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full,clear, and exactdescription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled intheart to which it appertains to make and use .the same, reference beinghadto theaccompanyingdrawing, which form a part of this specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a neat merchantable packagefor tire-kindlers and similaroilsaturated articles, to be removed whenthe articles are useda package that will proved re-kindler packagehereinafter spe-l ciiically described.

vThe article to be packed, having been saturated in an)7 well-known waywith the volatile oil,is firmly wrapped with paper or the like, and theexterior ofthe package thus formed is then varnished with a compositionof glue and bichromate of pot-ash. The proportions that I 'prefer forthis compound varnish are about as follows: one pound of glue to twoounces of (No model.)

bichromate of potash, although these proportions may be veryconsiderably varied. The glue and bichroinate of porash may be dissolvedseparately and the solution mixed, or may be dissolved together. Thepackage so varnished with this bichromatized glue I nd to be animprovement upon a package varnished with glue alone, for whileretaining the goed qualities ofthe latter the varnish has more of aglassy consistency and is less susceptible to the action 0f moisture andheat.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the application ot' my improvementto a package ofoil-soaked tire kndlers, the varnish having been appliedto the exterior of the wrapper, as

indicated by the shading lines.

I do not cla-iin what has been secured to lne in Letters Patent grantedme June 21,11881, nor what I have described and claimed in my pendingapplications filed May ll, 1882, and September 7, 1882.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As au article of manufacture, a package of wood or othersuitablematerial saturated with an inliammable oil, and having a wrappercoated with a composition of glue and bichromate ot potash,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

JAMES H. FRENCH.

Witnesses:

W. H. KENYON, MILLER C. EARL.

